Samsung's 2014 Android-powered superzoom — 16.3MP, 21x 23-483mm equiv OIS zoom, 4.8in touchscreen, Wi-Fi
The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 (EK-GC200) was announced in January 2014 as the successor to the original Galaxy Camera EK-GC100 — a compact superzoom running full Android. Unlike its predecessor it dropped cellular data in favour of Wi-Fi only, doubling down on the idea of a connected camera with a smartphone-style interface just as smartphones themselves were making the category redundant.
It ran Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, all controlled through a 4.8-inch touchscreen protected by Gorilla Glass 2. The imaging side used a 16.3-megapixel sensor with a 21x optically stabilised f/2.8-5.9 zoom covering 23-483mm equivalent, recording stills and 1080p video at up to 30fps. Connectivity included Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and GPS, with a 2000mAh battery in a 283g body.
The Galaxy Camera 2 appeals to collectors of the brief Android-camera experiment and to anyone wanting on-camera editing and sharing apps with a real 21x zoom. The touchscreen-driven interface is genuinely phone-like, though camera start-up and shot-to-shot pace lag conventional compacts, and the f/5.9 long end wants good light.
The Android side is the used-market risk: the OS is long out of support, many bundled services no longer function, and app compatibility shrinks yearly, so treat it as an offline camera with editing tools. Check the touchscreen for cracks and dead zones, verify the battery still holds useful charge and charges over its port, and confirm the zoom and stabiliser run smoothly.